Caribbean History Syllabus

Section A
Theme 1: The Indigenous Peoples and the Europeans
1. Describe the migratory and settlement patterns of the indigenous peoples in the Caribbean up to the arrival of the Spanish in 1492 2. Describe the social, political and economic practices of the indigenous peoples in the Americas up to 1492 3. Explain the relationship between the main art forms and the beliefs and technology of the indigenous peoples 4. Explain the factors that led to Columbus voyages 5. Assess the impact of the Europeans on the indigenous peoples up to 1600 6. Assess the impact of the indigenous peoples on the Europeans up to 1600.

Theme 2-Caribbean Economy and Slavery

1. Explain the reasons for the change from tobacco to sugar and logwood to mahogany 2. Assess the social, political and economic consequences of the changes in (1) above 3. Explain the reasons for the enslavement of Africans in the Caribbean 4. Describe the Trans-Atlantic Trade in Africans 5. Describe the ways in which African labour was used in areas other than sugar production 6. Describe the organisation of a typical sugar plantation 7. Describe the manufacturing processes on a typical sugar plantation before 1838 8. Identify the markets for the products in (7) above, before 1850 9. Describe African cultural forms in the Caribbean up to 1838 10. Describe the social relations in slave society

Theme 3: Resistance and Revolt

1. Explain the various forms of slave control in the British, French and Spanish Caribbean 2. Evaluate the various forms of resistance of enslaved men and women 3. Explain the origins and development of Maroon societies in Jamaica, Suriname and Guyana 4. Explain the origins and course of the Haitian Revolution up to 1804 5. Assess the effects of the Revolution on Haiti and the wider Caribbean; 6. Explain the causes, nature and consequences of major revolts

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Section B
Theme 4: Metropolitan Movements towards Emancipation 1. Assess the effects of nineteenth century revolts on the emancipation process 2. Assess the attitudes and arguments advanced by interest groups 3. Compare the course of the British, French and Spanish anti-slavery movements 4. Describe the British and French Amelioration policies 5. Evaluate the clauses of the 1833 Act of Abolition (Emancipation Act) 6. Assess the workings of the Apprenticeship system up to 1838 7. Analyze the terms of the 1833 Act of Emancipation

Theme 5: Adjustments to Emancipation, 1838 - 1876

1. Identify the problems affecting the sugar industry in the English-speaking Caribbean 1838-1854 2. Describe the attitudes to labour in the English-speaking Caribbean after 1838 3. Account for the various schemes of migration as a solution to the problems of labour 4. Assess the effects of immigration on the sugar industry and the impact of selected migrant groups on society 5. Evaluate the impact of the free village settlements in the English-speaking Caribbean 6. Assess the contribution of free peasants to Caribbean society 7. Explain the reasons for the adoption of Crown Colony Government in the English Caribbean in the 19th century

Theme 6: Caribbean Economy, 1875 1985

1. Explain the factors that created the crisis in the British-colonized Caribbean sugar industry in the late 19th century 2. Assess the measures taken to resolve the crisis in the British-colonized Caribbean sugar industry during late 19th century and early 20th century 3. Analyze the factors that led to the growth of the Cuban sugar industry in the 19th century 4. Explain the factors that encouraged the growth and survival of alternate agricultural enterprises in the British colonized Caribbean up to 1935 5. Explain the factors that led to the establishment and growth of the extractive and service industries in the late 19th century 6. Assess the effects of industrialization on the English-speaking Caribbean

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Section C
Theme 7: The United States in the Caribbean, 1776 - 1985
1. Assess the reasons for United States interest in the Caribbean between 1776 - 1870 2. Explain the factors responsible for United States involvement in the selected Caribbean territories 1898 to 1985 3. Assess the consequences of the United States involvement in selected Caribbean territories 1898 1985 4. Describe the policies of the Castro revolution 5. Assess the United States response to the Castro revolution, 1959 - 1962 6. Explain the impact on the Caribbean of the Castro revolution between 1959 - 1985 7. Assess the impact of United States involvement in the English-speaking Caribbean between 1939 1985

Theme 8: Caribbean Political Development Up To 1985

1. Explain the reasons for the failure of the major attempts at unification in the British-colonized Caribbean before 1939 2. Assess the relationship between popular protest and political developments in the Caribbean between 1935-1958 3. Explain the reasons for the establishment of a federation of the British West Indies between 1945 and 1958 4. Explain the reasons for the failure of the British West Indies Federation in 1962 5. Describe the contribution made to Caribbean integration by outstanding personalities (male and female) in the English speaking territories. 6. Describe constitutional arrangements used by non-English-speaking Caribbean territories as alternatives to independence

Theme 9: Caribbean Society, 1900 - 1985

1. Describe the social and economic conditions existing in the Caribbean between 1900 and 1935 2. Outline efforts made to improve social conditions by different agents 3. Describe various aspects of social life 4. Explain the reasons for the emergence of various religious groups in the Caribbean 5. Assess the implications of membership in the various groups